Neat little quiz - Page 5

Kitty Cannonade · 10-29-2005, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Premonitions

Youre going to a village, on your trip you get to a fork in the road
two people come from each fork and stop to talk, one only speaks lies one only truth you can only ask them one question, how do you find the right path
if one of them came from where you need to go?

I'd ask, "Which way to [wherever I came from]?"

Actually, I keep thinking that if both of them answered, "I don't know." Then it wouldn't matter what question I asked.

Krylo · 10-29-2005, 08:13 PM

The question you ask is, "Where would the other tell me to go?" The one who tells lies would tell you the wrong way because the truthful one would tell you the right way. The one who tells truths would tell you to go the wrong way because that IS what the liar would say.

You then go the opposite direction.

Spoilered for those who want to figure it out on their own.

gurusloth · 10-29-2005, 08:22 PM

Didn't I say that, like, 4 posts ago?

Gorefiend · 10-29-2005, 09:45 PM

For the village one: Ask them "Do you know where I'm going?" If one exclusively speaks lies, he'll have to answer yes, won't he?

And the gurusloth/krylo/whover-the-hell-deserves-credit-cause-I've-lost-track method also works.

For the other one Premonitions put, of words ending in gry...

Ingry isn't a word, is it? Cause I triple checked, and there are no other words ending in gry in that riddle.

Premmy · 10-31-2005, 01:28 PM

you're thinking to hard besides someone answered it, Victor something(to lazy and rushed to check his name)

Bob The Mercenary · 11-03-2005, 04:17 PM

Okay, here's a riddle Einstein himself wrote in the early 19th century. He said 98% of the world would not be able to solve it. Good luck. -_-

There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.
The question is: Who owns the fish?

Hints:

The Brit lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is on the left of the white house.
The green homeowner drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man living in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
The German smokes prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

Inbred Chocobo · 11-03-2005, 07:39 PM

I am going to say Germans have the fish, and the clue "The green house is on the left of the white house" means the white house's left correct? If not I messed up badly

EDIT: I put it in spoiler text so those trying to figure it out won't be spoiled.

Kitty Cannonade · 11-05-2005, 09:19 PM

Okay, this is what I've got.

The Fish Owner is the Coffee-drinking, Prince-smoking, German, living in the fourth/green house. But I could be wrong. If the green house is just on the left (but not the immediate left) of the white house, then I'm wrong. Also, I have this nagging thought that I'm wrong anyway. Like maybe nobody owns a fish because it wasn't part of the problem. But it was fun anyway. I like logic puzzles.

MasterOfMagic · 11-05-2005, 09:53 PM

Assuming someone has to own fish.... (spoiler:) The germans? (/end spoiler)

EDIT: It appears I got the same answer as the Choco up there. ^^;; Guess posting was kinda pointless.

Quote:

For the village one: Ask them "Do you know where I'm going?" If one exclusively speaks lies, he'll have to answer yes, won't he?

Yes. But so will the other one. So now, not only do you not know who's lying, but you've used up your one question :/

10-29-2005, 08:13 PM	#42
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	The question you ask is, "Where would the other tell me to go?" The one who tells lies would tell you the wrong way because the truthful one would tell you the right way. The one who tells truths would tell you to go the wrong way because that IS what the liar would say. You then go the opposite direction. Spoilered for those who want to figure it out on their own. __________________ I am very tired.

10-29-2005, 08:22 PM	#43
gurusloth Master of muthafu�%in' invisibility Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,224	Didn't I say that, like, 4 posts ago? __________________ Mashirosen: I personally will not rest until I have turned NPF into ___________I"My Little Pony Collector's E-Snuggle Social Club - No Boys Allowed"

10-29-2005, 09:45 PM	#44
Gorefiend That Guy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The city that doesn't sleep Posts: 1,039	For the village one: Ask them "Do you know where I'm going?" If one exclusively speaks lies, he'll have to answer yes, won't he? And the gurusloth/krylo/whover-the-hell-deserves-credit-cause-I've-lost-track method also works. For the other one Premonitions put, of words ending in gry... Ingry isn't a word, is it? Cause I triple checked, and there are no other words ending in gry in that riddle. __________________ The world of truth has no certainty. The world of fact has no hope. "Environmental laws were not passed to protect our air and water... they were passed to get votes. Seasonal anti-smut campaigns are not conducted to rid our communities of moral rot... they are conducted to give an aura of saintliness to the office-seekers who demand them." - Frank Zappa, prelude to Joe's Garage Ever wonder THE TRUTH ABOUT BLACK HELICOPTERS?

10-31-2005, 01:28 PM	#45
Premmy Stop the hate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a nice web on fifty first street Posts: 4,466	you're thinking to hard besides someone answered it, Victor something(to lazy and rushed to check his name) __________________ Drank

11-03-2005, 04:17 PM	#46
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	Okay, here's a riddle Einstein himself wrote in the early 19th century. He said 98% of the world would not be able to solve it. Good luck. -_- There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. The question is: Who owns the fish? Hints: The Brit lives in the red house. The Swede keeps dogs as pets. The Dane drinks tea. The green house is on the left of the white house. The green homeowner drinks coffee. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill. The man living in the center house drinks milk. The Norwegian lives in the first house. The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats. The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill. The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer. The German smokes prince. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house. The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water. __________________ Bob Dole

11-05-2005, 09:19 PM	#48
Kitty Cannonade No Life Chibi Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 164	Okay, this is what I've got. The Fish Owner is the Coffee-drinking, Prince-smoking, German, living in the fourth/green house. But I could be wrong. If the green house is just on the left (but not the immediate left) of the white house, then I'm wrong. Also, I have this nagging thought that I'm wrong anyway. Like maybe nobody owns a fish because it wasn't part of the problem. But it was fun anyway. I like logic puzzles. Last edited by Kitty Cannonade; 11-05-2005 at 09:22 PM.